This is an important and pioneering book. The whole field of psychotherapy is rapidly expanding, and, in the last two decades, interest has been turning towards the large group.

As a result of including large-group experience both in therapeutic institutions and training schemes, the potential of this technique is emerging. All those who have worked with large groups acknowledge the fascination and power that they hold, and most agree that they present a new dimension to our understanding of group dynamics.

This important, pioneering book collates our knowledge of large groups, both at a theoretical and practical level. Thirteen distinguished contributors offer experiences from a wide range of disciplines and settings. Roughly half the chapters are psychoanalytic in their orientation; other contributions derive from general psychiatry, sociology, anthropology and industrial psychology.